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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

垂 [chuí]
  1. 1. verb [一头向下] hang down
  2. 2. verb [长辈或上级] condescend
  3. 3. verb [流传] hand … down
    永垂不朽
    be everlasting
  4. 4. adverb [书] on the verge of
    生命垂危
    be on the verge of death

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

垂 [chuí]
  1. 1. verb hang down; droop; let fall; hang
    柳枝垂到了地面上。
    垂泪
    shed tears; weep
  2. 2. verb [literary expression] bequeath to posterity; hand down
    他这么做，不但不会名垂千古，反而会遗臭万年。
    革命先烈永垂不朽。
    垂法后世
    set an example for posterity
    功垂竹帛
    be recorded in history in letters of gold
  3. 3. verb [polite] [literary expression] (of one's elders or superiors) condescend
    承蒙先生垂念，晚生不胜荣幸。
    感谢您的垂爱。
    垂念
    show kind concern for (me)
    垂问
    condescend to inquire
  4. 4. adverb [literary expression] nearing; approaching
    他急忙赶到医院看垂危的奶奶。
    垂亡
    be dying out

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

垂 [chuí]
  1. 1. 动 物体的一头朝下
    谷穗向下垂着
    垂柳
  2. 2. 动 (头)低下
    垂头丧气
  3. 3. 动 向下流或滴
    垂泪
    垂涎三尺
  4. 4. 动 留传到后世
    名垂青史
  5. 5. 副 [文] 敬词,用于称别人(多为长辈或上级)对自己的某些行动
    垂听
    垂询
  6. 6. 动 接近;将近
    功败垂成
    生命垂危
See more results for 垂 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

穗子沉沉地垂下来。
The ears hang heavy on the stalks. → 沉沉
他双手下垂毕恭毕敬地站在皇帝身后。 → 下垂
窗帘垂落下来，挡住了太阳。 → 垂落
他垂着头， 静静地站在被告席上等待法律的制裁。 → 法律
大红灯笼垂吊在院子门口, 看起来一派过年的景象。
With a big and red lantern hanging at the door, it presents a festival scene for celebrating the New Year. → 垂吊
瓜架上垂着一根根鲜嫩的黄瓜。
Fresh cucumbers hang down from the frame. → 瓜架
红缨枪的缨络垂了下来, 挡住了她的视线。
The tassels dropped and blocked her sight. → 缨络
谷穗向下垂着 → 垂
时穷节乃见,一一垂丹青 → 丹青
There is something hanging from the window.
窗户上垂下来点儿什么东西。 → something

Character Decomposition

千
[qiān]		 + 士
[shì]		 + 艹
[cǎo]

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